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- Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)
Pádraic McCormack: The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is the most deserving.
- Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)
Pádraic McCormack: Cheltenham.
- Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)
Pádraic McCormack: St. Patrick's Day is on Friday.
- Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)
Pádraic McCormack: He would want to bring forward something to control himself.
- Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (9 Mar 2006)
Pádraic McCormack: And every other hospital in the country.
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (8 Mar 2006)
Pádraic McCormack: Question 56: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take to speed up the planning application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9490/06]
- Written Answers — House Prices: House Prices (8 Mar 2006)
Pádraic McCormack: Question 45: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the recent ESRI-Permanent TSB house price index which showed the average house price for a first-time buyer had exceeded â¬250,000 for the first time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9489/06]
- Local Authority Funding. (8 Mar 2006)
Pádraic McCormack: Question 3: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to instruct local authorities to initiate a review of development charges due to the inconsistency at which they are levied from county to county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9783/06]
- Local Authority Funding. (8 Mar 2006)
Pádraic McCormack: I welcome the fact that an interdepartmental committee will be established to examine development levies. Up to â¬500 million was collected in development levies last year. Where is the transparency regarding how this money is spent? It is all very well for the Minister to say that elected members of local authorities have a say in this but the reality is that they have very little say in...
- Local Authority Funding. (8 Mar 2006)
Pádraic McCormack: The levies are supposed to be ring-fenced but different levies are applied in different counties. The Minister's county of Wicklow had one of the highest levies in the country. Is it fair that I, who live in an estate house in Renmore, can receive services without paying any development levy while a first-time buyer is forced to pay it? First-time buyers are being penalised by the Minister's...
- Departmental Guidelines. (8 Mar 2006)
Pádraic McCormack: They are not run by owners.
- Departmental Guidelines. (8 Mar 2006)
Pádraic McCormack: They are run by management companies.
- Departmental Guidelines. (8 Mar 2006)
Pádraic McCormack: The management companies are set up by the builders.
- Departmental Guidelines. (8 Mar 2006)
Pádraic McCormack: Local authorities are putting it as part of the planning permission.
- Proposed Legislation. (8 Mar 2006)
Pádraic McCormack: Would it not be beneficial to protect in law conscientious employees and members of local authorities who wish to expose irregularities or corruption? We cannot continue to bury our heads in the sand and pretend such corruption does not exist. I had the privilege of being a member of a county and city council for many years. Serious lobbying takes place prior to the production of development...
- Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (7 Mar 2006)
Pádraic McCormack: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Transport his proposal to facilitate the retention of the landing slots at Heathrow Airport by Aer Lingus into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9104/06]
- Public Transport. (7 Mar 2006)
Pádraic McCormack: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Transport when the funding to provide additional buses as requested by Dublin Bus will be provided to the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9105/06]
- Leaders' Questions. (7 Mar 2006)
Pádraic McCormack: No Minister has conducted more interviews.
- Leaders' Questions. (7 Mar 2006)
Pádraic McCormack: When the Taoiseach was in Opposition, he was all zero tolerance.
- Leaders' Questions. (7 Mar 2006)
Pádraic McCormack: The Taoiseach has no answer.